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VS-1 Smart Camera Connection Matrix

Table D-1 describes the various options such that the Camera and PC can communicate fully over TCP/IP.

TABLE D-1. IP Addresses

Camera

Host PC

DHCP on LAN?

Action

Connection

DHCP
DHCP
Yes
Both get IP addresses from Server
Yes
DHCP
DHCP
No
Camera and Host may fall over to compatible IP Addresses
(169.254.x.x) (255.255.0.0)
(Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA))
Maybe. Not all PCs will default to (169.254.x.x).
Some will default to (0.0.0.0) - set static IP on PC to APIPA address (169.254.x.x 255.255.0.0).
Static
Static
N/A
Camera and Host must be set to compatible static IP address.

Default static IP for camera (as delivered) is: 192.168.254.3. Set PC to (for example) 192.168.254.2.
Both on (255.255.255.0) subnet.
Yes if IP Addresses are compatible.

To check a camera IP address, simply select the camera in FrontRunner Network Overview.

To check a host PC IP address 1:

  • At the DOS prompt, type:

ipconfig


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